Department of Social Security
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The Department of Social Security (DSS) is the name of a defunct governmental agency in the United Kingdom.
The DSS replaced the older Department of Health and Social Security, from 1988 until 2001, when it was itself largely replaced as a department of the Government of the United Kingdom by the Department for Work and Pensions. The old abbreviation is still often used informally. Particularly the United Kingdom, advertisements for rented accommodation often describe prospective tenants who would be paying their rent by means of Housing Benefit as 'DSS' tenants.
Department of Social Security used to help people with their claims and benefits. They used to help people those were in difficult situations socially.
Categories:
- Social affairs ministries
- Defunct departments of the United Kingdom Government
- Government stubs
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